1960 in Germany

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Events in the year 1960 in Germany.

Incumbents

• President – Heinrich Lübke
• Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer

Events

• February 6 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960
• June 24 - July 5 - 10th Berlin International Film Festival

Births

• January 5 - Bettina Tietjen, German television presenter and talk show host
• January 10 - Claudia Losch, German short putter
• January 14 - Andrea Fischer, German politician
• February 3 - Joachim Löw, German football coach
• February 7 - Klaus J. Behrendt, German actor
• February 7 - Kristin Otto, German swimmer
• February 16 - Frank-Markus Barwasser, German comedian and journalist
• February 23 - Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, German socialite, businesswoman and artist
• March 24 - Nena, German singer
• March 25 - Markus Maria Profitlich, German comedian and actor
• April 13 - Rudi Völler, German football player
• April 16 - Pierre Littbarski, German football player
• April 18 - Neo Rauch, German artist
• May 11 - Jürgen Schult, German discus thrower
• May 16 - Tamme Hanken, German horse whisperer and animals bonesetter (died 2016)
• June 7 - Steffen Seibert, German journalist
• July 7 - Peter Limbourg, German journalist
• August 1 - Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, German bishop of Roman-Catholic Church
• August 8 - Ralf König, German comic writer
• September 14 - Christian Petzold, German film director
• September 18 - Wolfgang Bahro, German actor
• September 23 - Barbara Mensing, German archer[1]
• September 27 - Patrick Lindner, German singer
• October 12 - Dorothee Vieth, German Paralympic cyclist[2]
• October 17 - Hartmut Weber, German athlete
• October 24 - Christoph Schlingensief, German theatre director, performance artist and filmmaker (died 2010)
• October 29 - Dieter Nuhr, German comedian
• November 2 - Andy Borg, German singer
• November 4 - Frl. Menke, German singer
• November 15 - Susanne Lothar, German actress (died 2012)
• November 27 - Eike Immel, German football player
• December 2 - Justus von Dohnányi, German actor
• December 12 - Volker Beck, German politician
• December 12 - Martina Hellmann, German track and field athlete
• December 22 - Felicitas Hoppe, German writer

Deaths

• 27 January - Hans Schlossberger, German physician (born 1887)
• 18 March — Hans Bischoff, German entomologist (born 1889)
• 25 March - Ernst Melsheimer, German lawyer (born 1897)
• 30 March - Fritz Klimsch, German sculptor (born 1870)
• 20 April - Helmut Käutner, German film director (born 1908)
• 24 April — Max von Laue, German physicist (born 1879)
• 31 May - Walther Funk, German banker and economist (born 1890)
• 13 June — Wilhelm Keppler, German businessman (born 1882)
• 25 June — Walter Baade, German astronomer (born 1893)
• 29 June - Victor Janson, German actor and film director (born 1884)
• 2 July - Edmund Heckler German engineer & weapons manufacture (born 1906)
• 3 July - Erwin Jaenecke, German general (born 1890)
• 16 July - Albert Kesselring, German Generalfeldmarshal of Luftwaffe (born 1885)
• 24 July — Hans Albers, German actor (born 1891)
• 7 September - Wilhelm Pieck, German politician (born 1876)
• 8 October - Hermann Schmitz, German industrialist (born 1881)
• 6 November - Erich Raeder, German admiral (born 1876)
• 7 December - Walter Noddack, German chemist (born 1893)
• 14 December - Hermine Körner, German actress (born 1878)
• 28 December - Eduard Ludwig, German architect (born 1906)
• 31 December - Joseph Wendel, German cardinal of Roman-Catholic Church (born 1901)

See also

• 1960 in German television

References

1. "Barbara MENSING - Olympic Archery | Germany". International Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
2. "Dorothee Vieth - Team Deutschland Paralympics". www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2020.